NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Antibiotic resistance is accelerated by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, as well as poor infection prevention and control.

Detailed explanation-2: -Misuse and overuse of antimicrobials are the main drivers in the development of drug-resistant pathogens. Lack of clean water and sanitation and inadequate infection prevention and control promotes the spread of microbes, some of which can be resistant to antimicrobial treatment.

Detailed explanation-3: -The spread of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria is a simple and elegant example of evolutionary adaptation by natural selection. Bacteria can become resistant to antibiotics through mutations that alter the cellular targets of antibiotics or by acquiring dedicated resistance genes from other bacteria.

Detailed explanation-4: -Increasing drug resistance threatens the ability of modern health systems to treat both infectious and non-infectious diseases and health conditions (i.e. those where there is an increased risk of a detrimental effect occurring as a result of an infection, such as cancer or diabetes).